Episode 5849

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Episode 5849 was broadcast on 17 January 2014, as part of Series 70.

Ciarán Crawley played Jamie Halliwell, with Jamie Halliwell winning 94 – 82. The Dictionary Corner guest was Helen Skelton, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ciarán Crawley	Score	Jamie Halliwell	Others	Max.
1	NACOTINLE	CONTAIN	7 – 7	CONTAIN	OCTENNIAL*	18
2	PUXOSTMEO	UPMOST	13 – 13	TEMPOS	SEPTUM*, SEXPOT*	24
3	50 1 6 3 9 4 → 471	471 (50 + 3) × 9 − 6	23 – 23	471 9 × 50 + 6 × 4 − 3		34
TTT	SEEPARKS	You can see these corners in many parks.			SPEAKERS
4	DTPYEAIDE	TAPED	23 – 29	EDITED	IDEATED	41
5	NAMOSENOG	MANGOES	30 – 36	MANGOES	GNOMONS*, MANNOSE*, NONAGES*	48
6	75 50 3 3 2 7 → 901	900 (7 + 3 + 2) × 75	37 – 36	901 ☓	RR: 901 = (75 + 50 + 3) × 7 + 2 + 3	58
7	WABUSOREH	AROUSE	43 – 42	BROWSE	WAREHOU	65
8	TVRUALDIE	VAULTED	50 – 49	VIRTUAL	DURATIVE	73
9	100 6 8 5 10 7 → 313	313 (8 − 5) × 100 + 6 + 7	60 – 49	308		83
TTT	THEUNDRY	The un-dry have been caught in these showers.			THUNDERY
10	OAEIZHNDN	inhand ☓	60 – 54	DOZEN	ANODIZE	90
11	SETUPASIH	PUSHIEST	68 – 62	PUSHIEST	HIATUSES*	98
12	TDVEARSIJ	DIVERTS	75 – 69	DIVERTS	ADVERTS, ADVISER*, ASTRIDE*, DATIVES*, DISRATE*, STAIDER*, STARVED, STRIVED*, TIRADES*	105
13	NOGIMASOR	ROAMING	75 – 77	MOORINGS	ORGANISM, SMOORING*, SONOGRAM*	113
14	25 50 100 75 9 1 → 355	354 9 × 50 − 100 + 75 ÷ 25 + 1	82 – 84	354 9 × 50 − 100 + 75 ÷ 25 + 1	RR: 355 = (75 − 100 ÷ 25) × 50 ÷ (9 + 1)	123
15	CASKETBAG		82 – 94	BACKSTAGE (5.5 seconds)		133